Buy an 菊 calligraphy wall scroll here!
Personalize your custom “菊” project by clicking the button next to your favorite “菊” title below...
菊 is the most simple way to say chrysanthemum in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
菊 is specifically the Chrysanthemum Morifolium species. It can also refer to Aster.
In Japanese, this can be a given name, Kikuji or Kiku. Also a given name, Ju, in Chinese.
The yellow flower
雛菊 is how they write “daisy” in Chinese and Japanese.
This is a good choice if you love daisies, or your name is Daisy. If you translated it directly, this means “chick flower” (as in baby chickens) or “baby chrysanthemum.” Of course, when an Asian person reads this, they just think “daisy.”
If you're into botany, this title represents “Bellis Perennis.”
In Japanese, this can be the female given name, Hinagiku.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 菊 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
菊 see styles |
jú ju2 chü kiku(p); kiku きく(P); キク |
More info & calligraphy: Chrysanthemumchrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium); (personal name) Kikuji Chrysanthemum; aster. |
雛菊 雏菊 see styles |
chú jú chu2 ju2 ch`u chü chu chü hinagiku ひなぎく |
More info & calligraphy: Daisy(kana only) daisy (Bellis perennis); English daisy; (female given name) Hinagiku |
お菊 see styles |
okiku おきく |
(personal name) Okiku |
一菊 see styles |
ikkiku いっきく |
one scoop (of water) |
下菊 see styles |
shimogiku しもぎく |
(surname) Shimogiku |
中菊 see styles |
chuugiku / chugiku ちゅうぎく |
medium-sized chrysanthemum; (surname) Nakagiku |
丹菊 see styles |
tangiku たんぎく |
(surname) Tangiku |
乱菊 see styles |
rangiku らんぎく |
pattern made from chrysanthemums with disordered petals (esp. used on family crests); (female given name) Rangiku |
亀菊 see styles |
kamegiku かめぎく |
(personal name) Kamegiku |
元菊 see styles |
motogiku もとぎく |
(place-name) Motogiku |
円菊 see styles |
engiku えんぎく |
(given name) Engiku |
冬菊 see styles |
fuyugiku ふゆぎく |
(kana only) (See 寒菊) winter chrysanthemum (hardy cultivar of Chrysanthemum indicum) |
初菊 see styles |
hatsugiku はつぎく |
first chrysanthemum of the year; (female given name) Hatsugiku |
勺菊 see styles |
shakugiku しゃくぎく |
(surname) Shakugiku |
千菊 see styles |
chihana ちはな |
(female given name) Chihana |
友菊 see styles |
tomogiku ともぎく |
(surname) Tomogiku |
双菊 see styles |
futagiku ふたぎく |
(surname) Futagiku |
咲菊 see styles |
sagiku さぎく |
(female given name) Sagiku |
夏菊 see styles |
natsugiku なつぎく |
early chrysanthemums |
多菊 see styles |
tagiku たぎく |
(surname) Tagiku |
夜菊 see styles |
yogiku よぎく |
(female given name) Yogiku |
大菊 see styles |
oogiku おおぎく |
(surname) Oogiku |
天菊 see styles |
amagiku あまぎく |
(surname) Amagiku |
寒菊 see styles |
kangiku; kangiku かんぎく; カンギク |
(kana only) winter chrysanthemum (cultivar of Chrysanthemum indicum) |
小菊 see styles |
kogiku こぎく |
(1) small chrysanthemum; (2) small, low-grade piece of Japanese paper (used as a kettle rest, tissue, etc.); (3) (archaism) (See 紙纏頭・3) piece of paper given as a tip in a red-light district (that can later be exchanged for money); (surname, female given name) Kogiku |
幸菊 see styles |
sachigiku さちぎく |
(surname) Sachigiku |
戴菊 see styles |
dài jú dai4 ju2 tai chü |
(bird species of China) goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
採菊 see styles |
saigiku さいぎく |
(given name) Saigiku |
春菊 see styles |
shungiku; shungiku しゅんぎく; シュンギク |
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum; (female given name) Harugiku |
晩菊 see styles |
bangiku ばんぎく |
late-blooming chrysanthemum; late chrysanthemum |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Chrysanthemum | 菊 | kiku | jú / ju2 / ju | chü |
Daisy | 雛菊 雏菊 | hinagiku | chú jú / chu2 ju2 / chu ju / chuju | ch`u chü / chuchü / chu chü |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
Successful Chinese Character and Japanese Kanji calligraphy searches within the last few hours...
All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.